Mapowo Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Mapowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mapowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapowo is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapowo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapowo are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 62 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphowo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapawo | 83 | 38 | / |
| Mapuwo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mapowa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mepowo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mapobo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mapewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mopowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maposvo | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mapobou | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mapfuwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapawoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapewoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mopowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mappavoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maipouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphoswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapawa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mapuwa | 67 | 141 | / |
| Mapewa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mopowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mapova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mapoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mopobo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mapowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis